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Carnivale Electricos Out February 21st!

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  • Genre: Funk / Hip Hop / Rock

    Location NEW ORLEANS, Un

    Profile Views: 983581

    Last Login: 1/19/2012

    Member Since 6/28/2005

    Website http://www.msplinks.com/MDFodHRwOi8vd3d3LmdhbGFjdGljZnVuay5jb20=

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    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    New Orleans outfit GALACTIC has a well earned reputation as one of the most exhilarating live acts around. Last year the band released the critically acclaimed genre defying sonic tribute to the Big Easy entitled YA-KA-MAY, which The Boston Globe described as "an album that showcases a breathtaking array of New Orleans talent, from old-school R&B legends to influential underground hip-hop artists" and the Huffington Post proclaimed as "NOT your grandparents' New Orleans record!" Now the celebrated outfit offers up a rollicking live counterpart to YA-KA-MAY with The Other Side Of Midnight: Live In New Orleans out May 3rd via Anti- Records. The album was recorded during an electrifying sold-out show at legendary New Orleans' nightclub Tipitinas which has hosted countless luminaries such as the Neville Bros, the Meters, Dr. John and Professor Longhair. The venue has, of late, become something of a regular home court for GALACTIC, with the band playing multiple sold out shows at the historic club throughout the year. Like YA-KA-MAY, The Other Side of Midnight: Live in New Orleans features a host of guest appearances from the bawdy hip-shaking gender bending "bounce" star Big Freedia to local legends Cyril Neville and Trombone Shorty, the whole thing capturing GALACTIC's deep musical relationship with their storied hometown. As Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio explains, "For this night, we invited a lot of guests that inspired and participated in our last couple of albums--this night felt like the culmination of years of touring with these guests" Only in a city like New Orleans could a night this raucous, sweaty and wild also be so incredibly profound. Be sure to catch GALACTIC performing at the historic New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 5th alongside Wilco, and touring worldwide throughout the year.

  • Members

    Ben Ellman: Saxophones / Harp .. Robert Mercurio: Bass .. Stanton Moore: Drums .. Jeffrey Raines: Guitars .. Richard Vogel: Keyboards ..

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    NOLA peeps--LA Music Factory will have advance copies of "CARNIVALE ELECTRICOS" starting FRI 2/17

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    Just did an interview with Exclaim! -- we love us some Canada

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    nice review from the Alabama Register for "Carnivale Electricos"... http://t.co/kiQYGCDi

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    RT @GalacticFunk: Vinyl. Yep--that's red vinyl http://t.co/XasMd3Ed #fb

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    Vinyl. Yep--that's red vinyl http://t.co/XasMd3Ed

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Biography

New Orleans outfit GALACTIC has a well earned reputation as one of the most exhilarating live acts around. Last year the band released the critically acclaimed genre defying sonic tribute to the Big Easy entitled YA-KA-MAY, which The Boston Globe described as "an album that showcases a breathtaking array of New Orleans talent, from old-school R&B legends to influential underground hip-hop artists" and the Huffington Post proclaimed as "NOT your grandparents' New Orleans record!" Now the celebrated outfit offers up a rollicking live counterpart to YA-KA-MAY with The Other Side Of Midnight: Live In New Orleans out May 3rd via Anti- Records. The album was recorded during an electrifying sold-out show at legendary New Orleans' nightclub Tipitinas which has hosted countless luminaries such as the Neville Bros, the Meters, Dr. John and Professor Longhair. The venue has, of late, become something of a regular home court for GALACTIC, with the band playing multiple sold out shows at the historic club throughout the year. Like YA-KA-MAY, The Other Side of Midnight: Live in New Orleans features a host of guest appearances from the bawdy hip-shaking gender bending "bounce" star Big Freedia to local legends Cyril Neville and Trombone Shorty, the whole thing capturing GALACTIC's deep musical relationship with their storied hometown. As Galactic bassist Robert Mercurio explains, “For this night, we invited a lot of guests that inspired and participated in our last couple of albums--this night felt like the culmination of years of touring with these guests” Only in a city like New Orleans could a night this raucous, sweaty and wild also be so incredibly profound. Be sure to catch GALACTIC performing at the historic New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival on May 5th alongside Wilco, and touring worldwide throughout the year.

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